Kevin McDougall, Tony Tamplin and Laurie Reiffel with Thomas Johnston and his new electric wheelchair donated by Wests and The Variety Club in 2006.

Big John Young and Senior Constable Tony Tamplin in the 2005 Red Cross Challenge between the police and bikers.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tony Tamplin in 2000.

YMCA performance by Newcastle's own Village People - Clockwise, from front, Janet Dore as the construction worker; Gary Kennedy as the policeman; Tony Tamplin as a bikie; Paul Murphy as an indian; Brian Doyle as a cowboy and Gillian Summers as a sailor. Picture: Anita Jones